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South West Helicopters Pty Ltd v Stephenson[2017] NSWCA 312 – The right of non-passengers to bring a nervous shock claim against a carrier is off to the High Court for determination

In December 2017, the NSW Court of Appeal held that non-passenger claims for nervous shock arising from the death of…

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Review of aviation & safety regulation of remotely piloted aircraft systems May 2018 CASA paper

CASA releases its review of aviation and safety regulation of remotely piloted aircraft Current industry estimates put the number of…

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"Consumers should be free to have their say" – the ACCC continues to target non-disparagement clauses in standard form, consumer contracts

On 6 June 2018, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) announced that it had accepted a court enforceable undertaking…

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Tax Insight – Superannuation Amnesty

On 24 May, the Government announced a Superannuation Guarantee Charge amnesty (Amnesty) to encourage employers to voluntarily disclose non-payment of…

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Draft Coorparoo and Districts Neighbourhood Plan released for public comment

In brief In April 2018, the Queensland Government completed a review of the Coorparoo and Districts Draft Neighbourhood Plan (Neighbourhood…

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SA to get new minimum expiry date for gift cards

Summary As we discussed in an alert earlier this year, the New South Wales Government introduced new laws on 31 March…

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